172nd Street & 111th Road
The four-way crossing of 172nd Street and 111th Road is in St. Albans, Queens. It lies on the edge of the Addisleigh Park Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Archie Spigner Park is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/111 Av, is 450 feet away for the Q4, Q5, Q84 and four more, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, five of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/111 Av, 450 feet away, for the Q4, Q5, Q84, Q85 and three more.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrick Blvd/111 Av Q4, Q5, Q84, Q85 +3450 feetQ4 Q5 Q84 Q85 Q86 Q87 Q89
Next buses at this stop
- Q4 …
- Q5 …
- Q84 …
- Q85 …
- Q86 …
- Q87 …
- Q89 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 171-01 Linden Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11433
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 113
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- St. Albans
- Elevation
- 26 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands at the edge of the Addisleigh Park Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 48 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Tudor Revival, and mostly built in 1931.
- St. Albans Memorial Park Comfort Station Designated landmark640 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 1 fire station
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Archie Spigner Park40 feet
- 174 St Playground820 feet
- Brinkerhoff Mall920 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 275/Ladder 133 Fire station380 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch830 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- John's Farm Market Supermarket0.4 miles
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,130 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 172nd Street & 111th Avenue 270 feet
- 172nd Street & Sayres Avenue 320 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & 111th Avenue 520 feet
- 173rd Street & Sayres Avenue 580 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & Sayres Avenue 610 feet
- 111th Avenue & 173rd Street 620 feet
- 170th Street & 111th Avenue 700 feet
- 170th Street & Sayres Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along 111th Road or 172nd Street.